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Probable Causal Link Between Epilepsy and Sleep Apnea: Case Report

Presented by:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria / Michele Dominici, Fernando Pompeu Filho and Marleide da Mota Gomes
Summary points:	An obese 28-year-old with secondary medically resistant partial complex epilepsy due to a brain trauma presents for evaluation of seizures. This case report describes the findings from video-EEG-polysomnography and includes images of the EEG strips. The authors discuss the importance of evaluating refractory epileptic patients and/or epileptic patients with snoring.
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